Design of semiconductor ice box cooled by solar power supply

Jie Hou; Shiquan Qiao; Jun Zuo; Shuwang Chen

doi:10.1117/12.981795

30 November 2012 Design of semiconductor ice box cooled by solar power supply

Jie Hou, Shiquan Qiao, Jun Zuo, Shuwang Chen

Proceedings Volume 8561, Advanced Sensor Systems and Applications V; 85611M (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.981795
Event: Photonics Asia, 2012, Beijing, China

Abstract

A design of semiconductor ice box is introduced in the paper, which is cooled by solar power supply. The box is constituted by four major parts. There are a solar power panel, a solar charge controller, a hermetic box and a series of semiconductor frigorific pieces. The solar power panel collects solar energy through the Photovoltaic effect. The solar energy is stored in storage battery after being regulated by the DC/DC converting circuit of the solar charge controller. The charge controller circuit contains over-charging circuit, over-discharging circuit, short circuit, overload circuit and reversed polarity protection circuit. The storage battery supplies power to the ice box. The solar charge controller can automatically track the maximum power point in terms of the solar intensity. The cooling system is made up of semiconductor frigorific pieces, whose power is exclusively provided by solar energy. The whole device is small and portable, and can be applied in some areas of environmental protection and energy saving.

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Jie Hou, Shiquan Qiao, Jun Zuo, and Shuwang Chen "Design of semiconductor ice box cooled by solar power supply", Proc. SPIE 8561, Advanced Sensor Systems and Applications V, 85611M (30 November 2012); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.981795

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